Collapsible geographical globe.



H. H. VAN KBURBN. COLLAPSIBLE GEOGRAPHICAL GLOBE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 17, 1909.

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Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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To all 'whom 'it may concern: n 1 like. The geographical figures', charts and Beit known that I, HERBERT H. VAN

sidin at Baldwin, in the county of Douglas A tate of Kansas, have invented certain Geographical Globes, of which thev following is a specification.

his invention relates -to geographical es commonly employed as educational appliances in schools and the like, the object o the invention being to provide a vdevice of this character constructed in such manner that it mag be` readily folded into a small en not in use.

provision of a supporting `stand adapted to sup ort globes therein in such manner that obe of one character maybe removed another substituted therefor with very little trouble.

Further objects and advantages of the"` beset forth in the detailed invention will description which now follows:

In the"accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a globe constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a detail transverse section" and Fig. 3 is a similar sectional viewcshowing a modified form of the device.`

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.`

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a supporting stand to; which a owed bracket arm 6 ispivotally connected by a set screw 7. en this set screw is loosened, the base 5 may be folded up into A collapsible globe 8 adapted to be filled with compressed air carries bearing blocks 9 and 10 prefer-v ably of light wood, though said bearing blocks may be made of other material if desired. These bearing blocks are located concentrically within'the arctic and antonuthe globe. most bearing b ock hasa socket 11 formed fixed bearing lpin l12. The upper bearing block ,9 is per forated4 for the reception of an inflationtube p)assi ng through and tube being journaled in a caring headj14 of t bracket 6. The`inflation tube 13 carries a spring actuated check commonly employed in valve 15 such as is bicycle tires and the N, a citizen of the VUnited States, re#- .rior of the -be disengaged from The lowerseen that simple'and etli the llke may beimlprinteddirectly upon the lobe as shown in Y i s. 1 and 2, and the ination tube, may lea -directl v lobe that carrles the map o1 chart, vor as as beenindicated in Fig. 3, this inflation tube may lead'to an inner 1ining of Vrubber or the like/ indicated at 16,

l1nen` or other fabric casing 17 upon which the map is printed. t yV providing an iniiation means in the( journa ofthe globe, the remaining surface ofth obe is unmarred. Furthermore, by providing a globe iniiated with air `in this manner andjournaled in the-bowed bracket arm such as has been shown and described into the inte-v t andvthis rubber lining may be covered by a one globeqmay be readily removedA and another substituted therefor, for it is a' parent that the to of the globe may be dppressed enough w en filled with air to freethe inflation-tube 13 of the bearing arm I4 after which the lower block 10 may readily the bearing pin 12. By

virtue of this construction, `a single stand will serve as a meansv of support fora set comprising a lnumber of globes and each of these globes will space when deiiated. a number of globes will teaching of pupils `Vby means. ofn globes of this character. Where only a single globe is employed, and;v permanently mounted in its bearings, so much matter must be printed upon the globe that the result is very confusing, but with a number of globes or a set o globes, one'globe maybe devoted `to just the data necessary to yield-information concerning latitude and longitude, another globe maybe devoted to ocean currents, another to illustrate the position of the international date line 'and so forth. Furthermore, celestial globes have been employed containing astronomical data, and a globe of this character may be likewise employed in connection withthis invention;A

From the foregoing description it will be cient means are here- 1n provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is .to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construcy The emplo ent of greatly facililtlate the ocupy, but a 'very small tion set forth, but includes within its purbearing blocks, an inflation' tbe4 connected view such changes as may be .made within to said globe and passing through the other the scope of the appended claim. of said bearing blocks and through the ex- Having described 'my invention, what I tremity of said bracket arm.

5 claim is: t In testimony whereof I affix lmy signature if,

The combination with a globe of exible in presence of two witnesses.

material of rigid diametrically opposed HERBERT H. VAN KEUREN. bearing blocks, a bowed bracket arm, a. fixed Witnesses: bearing pin carried 'by said vbracket arm CHAs. E. BERKS,

1o adapted to enter a socket of one of said ZONA FOLLIN. 

